Glass burial-casket.



To all whom tracy concern GEORGE H. LEIGH.

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specificati of ters l'Patent. Pmbm-,ngm App, 11%? 1191160 Application.led April ll., 191%. Serial No. 18,529.

Be it known that we, and VERNIE R. LEIGH, citizens of the United States,residing at Drewryville,in the county of Southampton and State ofVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in GlassBurial-Gaskets; and we hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

This invention relates to burial Gaskets,

and more particularly to caskets made of y glass and hermeticallysealed. y

The main object of the invention is to provide an improved casket of thecharacter referred to adapted to be readily locked and hermeticallysealed and which shall possess great strength and durability combinedwith simplicity andeificiency in practical use.`

The invention will first be hereinafter more particularly described,with reference to the accompanying drawings, which form out inthe claimsat the end of the description.

lin said drawings, Figure 1- represents a perspective view of a burialcasket embodying our invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical'longitudinalsectional elevation of the same.

Referring to said drawings, in which the same reference letters are usedto denote corresponding parts indifferent views, the letter A denotesthe body of the casket, which may be made of glass by any of the wellknown methods of glass-making andof any desired size and form. As shown,it is .of oblong box-like form, rectangular in cross section, and may beof any desired dimensions, according to the wlshes of the manufactureror the requirements 1n practical use. At one end of the casket there isp an opening for the insertion of the corpse, said opening beingpreferably circular. in form and of such size that the circle deopeningwill touch the top and bottom walls of the casket, so that the openingat top and bottom will be flush with the interior surface of the casket.The circular opening is preferably formed so that its walls taperinwardly to receive a correspondingly tapered cover. ln other words, thecircular openingis bounded by inclined walls and the cover is ofcircular form and has inclined walls to fit the inclined walls of theend. rlhe inner surface of the opening then pointed may be given aground glass finish to adapt 1t to receive the lid or cover B, which mayconsist of molded.r or blown lass of such size and shape as to exactly twithin the clrcular opening, and may likewise have a ground glass nishso as tomake the device as nearly air-tight as possible.

lin the process of molding be formed with several transverse shallowgrcovesextending entirely, around the same the casket mayy to receive'metallic bands C, fitting snugly in -said grooves'with their outersurfaces flush with the outer surface of the casket.

The casket is also provided on opposite sides thereof with longitudinalshallow grooves in which are fitted metallic bands D, to which may beattached suitable handles E, preferably coincident with the transversebands C which pass over and hold the bands D firmly in place. Themeeting ends of the bands C may be welded together, or overlapped andsecured together by bolts or rlvets as desired, and it may yalso bedesirable to secure both the longitudinal and transverse bands withinthe recesses or grooves byv cement or other'adhesive substance.

Thelid or cover has integral lugs or projections b b adapted to engageprojecting ears or lugs a on the end of the casket,1 and integraltherewith, for securing and locking the cover firmly to itsseat; saidlugs a having inturned flanges a1, the inner sides of which are inclinedto provide camy surfaces for contact with the lugs on the cover so ythatas the cove'r is turned it will be forced metically sealing the casketmay enter the groove and insure a perfect seal, and also prevent theseal from being broken.

To facilitate the insertion of the corpse within the casket, we providea receivingboard lF, which may consist of a plurality o f strips ofmetal or other suitable material hinged together at their edges and ofsuch length and width as to provide a board of the width of the interiorof the casket, thus forming a foldable false bottom that may be slid inand out as desired through the circular opening. To facilitate handlingit may be provided with loops at each side (not shown) and a loop f3 atthe front formed of fabric orother suitabl'ellexible material to providesuitable handles on opposite sides and at the front end, as shown. Thesurface of the body of the casket has preferably a single grooveextending longitudinally thereof on a median line at each side and atransverse groove at each 'end and also about midway of its length, the

longitudinal grooves uniting with the end grooves, and the steel bandsfitting in the end grooves preferably overlie the longitudinal bands'and hold them in place; but a greater or less number of grooves andbands may be used and any suitable fixtures for handles may be securedto the longitudinal plates on each side for carrying purposes.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A glass burial casket comprising an oblong box-like integral glassbody having a circular opening therein bounded byinclined Walls a-toneend and a cover for said end of circular form and havinginclini-.d`walls to t the inclined Walls of the end and having laterally projectinglugs thereon; said body having at its open end integral flanges havinginclined cam-surfaces engaging said lugs so that when said cover isturned it will be forced tightly to its seat.

2. A glass burial casket comprising an oblong box-like integral glassbody having a circular opening therein bounded by inclined walls at oneend and a cover for said -circular form and having inclined walls to fitthe inc'lined Walls of the end and having laterally projecting lugsthereon; said body having integral end langeswith camA surfaces engagingsaid lugs so that when said cover is turned it will be forced tightly toits seat, and also having beside said circular opening an interiorannular y hollow glass body .said body,

groove to receive material used for hermetieally sealing the casket soas to insure a perfeet seal and Vprevent it from being broken.

3. A burial casket comprising an oblong box-like glass body having atone end an opening for the insertion of the corpse and a removable coverfor said opening together with means for locking the cover to its seat;said body also having exterior transverse grooves with metal bandsttedtherein and longitudinal grooves with metal bands iitted thereinunderlying said transverse bands; said longitudinal bands havingsuitable handles thereon at each side of the casket for carryingpurposes. Y

4. A burial casket comprising an oblong open at one end and havingexterior transverse grooves and longitudinal grooves in its sides, metalbands seated in said transverse grooves encircling and metal bandsseated in said longitudinal grooves underlying the transverse'bands andhaving handles thereon for carrying purposes, and a detachable cover forsaid open end with provision for her- I'netically sealing the same.

5. A `glass burial casket having a circular opening in one end boundedby inclined Walls, a circular cover closely fitting said opening andhaving inclined Walls to it the Vinclined Walls of the end, and aninterior annular groove beside the outer Wall of the cover adapted toreceive material for hermetically sealing the saine.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our own, We aiix oursignatures in presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE H. LIGH. VERNIE R. LEIGH.

Witnesses:

E. WALKER COBB, BEssIE M. WELLS.

